What comes next after a disappointing ending to the season for the Memphis Grizzlies?
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- The Memphis Grizzlies were embarrassed by the Los Angeles Lakers in Game 6 of their first round 2023 NBA Playoff series, outplayed in every facet and unceremoniously ejected from the postseason. Ja Morant, Jaren Jackson Jr., and Desmond Bane watched from the bench as their season ended in disheartening fashion. Now, what will they - and the rest of the Grizzlies organization - do about it? Hosts Damichael Cole and Joe Mullinax discuss that and preview a week of shows detailing end of season media availability and storylines out of it on this episode of Locked On Grizzlies!
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And please stop using the injury excuse… they’ve been injured for months and that didn’t stop you guys from picking the grizzlies to win the series
That's dumb. "You wanted them to win despite having players out. Therefore having players out had no impact on their ability to win"
It’s are team why wouldn’t we pick them ?
Every team is injured or have been injured or will be injured.
Injury is a part of sports.but grizz was still good enough to maintain.brooks and bane was doin all that trash talking like they had lakers number
So not having your starting center is a excuse
JJJ plz send that trophy to A.D
JJJ played so soft
AD did that for 6 games jaren did for the entire season you causal you sound ridiculous stay off the drugs 🤡😂
Grizz need to just shut up and play. When you antagonize the other team ,they pick their game up. Keep the street off the court and play basketball.
My son is a lakers fan. I have to say, im already tired of hearing about yall injuries. No one mentioned them when yall won twice. They win, good team, we poke bears!!! They lose, we werent 100%. Dillion was talking mess knowing there were injuries. A garaunteed 7th game by your player, knowing there were injuries. The problem is they still thought they were beating the lakers even with the injuries, and couldnt.
#GrizzliesGotHumbled
#FirstRoundOut
Facts they said all that lose then bring up injuries
For real they acting like Steven Adams was gonna put up 40 and change the series.
I heard the media talking about injuries and it went like this : “lakers have no damn business losing to this team without Adams and Clarke and a banged up Ja morant “
If it was reversed and no rui and no reaves or Davis and injuries is all y’all would’ve talked about so save that bullshit.
That being said this team talks way too much shit if they aren’t going to actually show up
@901Wes the point of it, is your last statement. They talked so much like the injuries didnt matter against the Lakers. I watched the post game interview, and Ja mentioned injuries as to the reasons. True, but nobody wants to hear that from them. They talk way too much to be trying to explain big losses.
@@rasii3502 Ja out here trying to sell shoes , and brooks trying to sell tickets to Canadian wrestlemania 😂. That’s their generation I guess . I do expect them to get a few vets next go around cause this 22 yr old shi don’t work.
Lakers Nation in here
Nah, your team is all bark and no bite. Basketball is played. Stop the injury bullcrap. Brooks throwing bricks. Jah is everywhere. LA had good coverage against bane. Tyus jones was hunted by reaves and dlo, jones is a defense liability. And lastly they aren't there yet.
It’s bullcrap until your team is riddled by it. Get the hate out your heart and prepare for an upcoming Warriors L next round
@@kambuibomani231 yeah you might right. We got L next series. But at least we got to second round. Sore losers. Memphis wussies. All bark no bite. Injuries? Nah spare us. Dpoy doesn't show his defense. Then Your team shooting bricks. All bark no bite memphis wussies
@@kambuibomani231 tell your dpoy he doesn't show his defense. Defensive player of the year? It's more on defensive pussy of the year! Hahaha! Whip that trick! Your team shoots poorly. Also tell dillion to practice his chinese. He might go to cba after this.
@@kambuibomani231 you in your feelings I seen you comment like ten times just hold the L
Is there a single person left on the planet that thinks Jackson is the best defensive player in the league? Hahahaha Davis just said “that’s cute” and showed what the best defender in the league looks like.
2nd seed, really??? LMAO
I see more clowns on mephsis than ballers
As a Lakers fan, I really wish y'all had been at full strength for this series, but your guys made a hell even without them. It was a very fun series, and I think the Griz will make a much deeper run next year with a full squad.
They were at full strength.
They don’t need to be at full strength to win, they need a lot of humility and maturity. This team is all bark no bite.
@@shawnba2294 they did to neutralize AD who is the identity of the Lakers.
Why are you here if you’re a Lakers fan
@@NoSpinster0909 because I live in Tennessee and if Memphis had won I'd have been pulling for them to win for the rest of the playoffs.
DeMicheal's favorite player Jaren Jackson Jr. only shot 28% from three in the series, got torched by Rui Hachimura in game one at home, and in game four let DLo hit back to back three pointers in his face late in the 4th quarter....not a good look at all for the $105 million dollar man.
Lebron and AD were also hurt, lakers got a whole new team mid season, lakers weren’t even supposed to make the playoffs and Grizzlies still lost. The grizzlies took the lakers for granted, just like you guys, saying Rui and Austin weren’t going to do it again. Was Steven Adams going to guard Rui? Was he supposed to drop 40 and tie the game up? According to you guys yes. Steven Adams seems like the best player on your team.
He was gonna neutralize ad on the glass
@@kambuibomani231 no
For a shit shooting team like grizz, having a dominant rebounder, especially on the offensive glass, is key. I think a vet probably more valuable than a 21yr old santi aldama who got smoked
Memphis is good a BBQ and Blues. Not so great at basketball. That would be no big deal to anyone except for all the chirping. Crickets now though…
Front Runners & Clout Chasers aka The Memphis Grizzlies
I’m a new fan after keeping track of this series. You guys are good and will listen on Tuesday. Ja Morants redemption story is something I’m keeping an eye on.
Still fine in the west?
Ask JJJ to mail his DPOY trophy to Anthony Davis :)
Of course if he can stay healthy...lol
@@condolousreed1716 pls stop talking its embarrassing you guys had to remove your starters with 9 mins left in the 4th in an elimination game.
Ok sofT azz AD. Dude gets hurt when someone sneezes.
@@Alan_Kress u keep talking about injuries because u know u got waxed by 40 and u cant talk about anything else. the fans are just like the players all talk but nothing to back it up
@@condolousreed1716 Go check the stats. AD played more minutes than JJJ in the regular season.
The Lakers are deeper than most teams. They don’t have to have 2 players carry the load, like before the trade. Every game can be a different 3rd and 4th scorer. LBJ wasn’t the top scorer in any of the 6 games.
Lebron and AD are both playing with ankle injuries. Lebron sprained a tendon in his foot. If y'all are using injuries as an excuse then Grizzlies will never win a championship.
AD was still impactful enough to be the best player on the team for LA in all of their victories. LBJ being hurt is valid though but the role guys had his back to pick up the slack for the lakers.
Mullinax was trying to tell me rui shoots 29 pct and he will regress but I i tried to tell him that the percentages were misleading and hes gotten much better than in the reg season but Oh well better luck next year. Also mail that DPOY to the rightful owner pls and thank you.
Nope, Jaren earned it
Yes it will get mailed to Jarens house. Dont worry
If AD decides to play a certain amount of games he too can qualify to win awards
@@901Wes Jaren is more versitile defensivley. AD cant guard wings/guards as well as Jaren. AD is a pure paint defender. Jaren is an all around defender and elite in the paint too
Lol. AD was the best player in series. FYI AD played more minutes this year than ur boi
Brooks should be proud! Best Laker Out There!
You really realize the impact of Steve Adams and Clarke when you see all the bricks of the Grizzlies that would count as offensive rebounds for those guys 😂. They was covering for the squad the whole time.
Also sets hella screens to open the lane for Ja and Bane. Bro is the draymond green of the grizzlies
@@kambuibomani231 Yea the biggest thing I saw was the lack of room in the paint or dho's for 3s. I love x, jjj, and clarke (not playing but ill throw him in) but theyre kings of ghost screens and we really needed that space for ja,des and luke
Yes basketball that's how they've constructed to attend see this is a team full of scores not shooters do the difference then me bank and shootin score but he's a scorer a penetration is key for this team
Grizz players need to play to their strengths and not weaknesses. Ja, Bane, Clarke, Adams, are the only players on this team that know their strengths and play to them. The rest of the players have low basketball IQ. Example no one Dillon Brooks. Seriously I think this dude is on something or in a strange relationship. Just by listening to the way he talks and his body signs tells it all. Takes way too many shots in the 1st quarter. How can your role players take more shots then Ja and Bane? This is the coach's fault. You see coach Jenkins? He claps every time Brooks makes a mistaken. Coach sugar coating and too soft. JJJ is next. Shoots way too many threes still and seems to take dumb fouls all the time. Keeps reaching and charging into people and taking bad shots. Davis cook JJJ in this series. You can tell Davis is truly a Superstar after watching the series. Made JJJ look like a reserve player. I've been saying this all along. The culprits on this team are JJJ and Brooks. Both players are similar. They foul way too much, take dumb shots, low IQ, can't rebound, turnover prone, charges a lot, unorthodox shots (Brooks keeps shooting on this off leg), JJJ has a push shot and doesnt know how to pump fake. The only positives Brooks has is ok defense, but his short comings are way over the top. Only good thing about JJJ is he blocks shots. JJJ is too inconsistant. Imangine if we had Deandre Ayton in stead. We need to upgrade the foward position. Zaire wasnt too bad last season. This season Zaire had a lot of health issues and this really hindered this progress. But I see he is still better then Brooks in the long term.
As long as Ja is yall best player, the grizzlies will never win anything… they desperately need an elite wing like Jaylen Brown if they want to make a legit run
He’s 23 with room to go. Probably need 2-3 more years to definitively say if he’s the best player of a title team.
Ja has to be the second best player
ngl jaylen brown to the grizzlies would be fire . what would they need to do to acquire him
@@mt209_ send Dillon brooks and Xavier Tillman I think it should work
@@ewoczito2326 and 7 a game for those two?
Don’t thank so
I got the grizzlies tomorrow game 1 vs warriors😂
Laker fan here. Just wanted to say I enjoyed your guys coverage this round from the opposite perspective.
It’s a parade inside my city yeahhhh LAKE SHOW BABYYY
We should trade tyus, konchar, and 1-2 picks for a solid 3 and D wing or if some team is selling a boarderline all star
AD had 26 block shots in this series against Memphis.
Missing Adams is the biggest blow. Get him back and we are good. Kennard gave us the shooting we were missing but we lost the league leading rebounding.
Wouldn’t mattered
adams and clark would definitely stop yall from getting your back blown out by 40
@@Popoutrockout I believe it would have. Since Adams has been out we went from the top rebounding team to one of the worst. That matters
@@jourdanzero9312 He would help in one area and hurt you in another.
I cant wait for next season😆😆. We gona be so good!
Excuse me steven adams been out since jan 22 so to say he was the reason you guys who ended up 2nd in the west lost the series is comical. I can see if you guys when he went down fell in the standings id agree but you went up and took the 2nd spot from sac.
It’s not lol. They played a team who dominated them on the glass on both ends. With Adams there as a screener, enforcer and rebounder they beat LA. Their lack of shooting would’ve gotten them cooked though in the next round.
super casual take.... it doesnt take much to see the data which supports that position
Don’t we need to look at our coach?
Game one in Memphis and Game 6, Lakers played much harder than Memphis
That’s on the coach to have there team ready
Jeez....even if healthy, the Grizz were going nowhere in Game 6. Ja Morant was SCARED to enter the paint with AD. JJJ was completely manhandled by AD. Bane was solved. Grizzlies had nothing for the Lakers even if healthy.
What are you talking about. Adams has been the biggest loss for Grizz we cant rebound to save our lives without Aquaman.
If Adams is there they probably win the series lol.
@@kambuibomani231 y’all gassing my guy adams up
Memphis could use Dwight Howard for rebounds but if Zion gets his act together in New Orleans, that Memphis feel good vibe will be hijacked
Grizz lacked outside shooting, Bane can't do it by himself.
Locked on Grizzlies Can you all try to find out what’s going on Steven Adams. His injury does not make sense.
Rough loss But I feel like ALot was learned. Now you know Desmond bane and Ja can perform in the playoffs, brooks needs a smaller role. JJJ is great but needs a little help rebounding and guarding down low. The Core is young so there is still a great opportunity.
Lol you guys didn’t learn shit
JJJ played softer than Charmin, running straight to the 3 point line, dude refuse to go to the post. Jenkins got out coached again, Dillion Bricks has to go, nobody could make shots, sloppy turnover, zero effort, terrible defense, zero game adjustments.
That's a lie bro ja was talkn smack that first game after dey finally got a lead he hd the nerves to talk smack to vando running bck up the court tlkn bout he can't guard me... Smh like really ja tbh he's jus a younger version of westbrick!!! N playoffs come n he chokes like always cus he cnt shoot n doesn't have a high basketball iq but has the nerve to talk shit after they finally gt a lead smdh... #frontrunners
In other words Bye Dillon and Good riddance
Joe Mullinax, have you ever seen Elvin Hayes played?
Don't put your hopes on Kennard..He is just a role journeyman..
Look forward to next season with a healthy team...We got knocked outta playoffs by a better team on the day plain and simple...We get to do it all again next season when I'll be tuning into Locked on Grizzlies to watch the new season unfold...CAN'T WAIT...Thanks Joe and DaMicheal for keeping us LOCKED IN!! NZ
Who says any team will ever be at full strength? Ja plays reckless, he will never stay healthy.
@@RenardGarzarobro is going for highlight reels instead
We could spend half a billion on salary tax like you guys sobaze 🤡
For players we drafted my dude. Check the resume. The Dubs are as homegrown as it gets in the league.
@@sobaze I didn’t know you drafted Wiggins . 😂 . Nah y’all are the Yankees of the league along with the lakers . I respect the pedigree , but thats a fact. As for my grizzlies, you now see the reason we so desperately wanted to trade for mikal bridges 😂😂
@@901Wes, 1 guy. Wow! Steph, Klay, Draymond, Poole, Looney, Moody, Kuminga all drafted by the team. Are you kidding me? What an absurd comment. There’s hardly a team in the league that has as many homegrown players on the team as the Warriors. Memphis didn’t draft Steven Adams so I guess by your logic Memphis is the NY Yankees too. Ridiculous.
You’re missing the point . Y’all have like… 4-5 max or near max guys. The warriors drafted well true, but the ability to just buy talent makes you the Yankees . Bye bye DLO, we’ll trade you for KD . We can afford it . The lakers can be dysfunctional af yet superstars will volunteer. Of course it’s gonna be harder for small markets to compete . But gloat man 😂 go ahead .
@@901Wes, Nope. You’re missing the point. The Warriors were a joke before Steph, Klay, and Draymond came along. NOBODY wanted to come here. Those guys built the culture and the financial success of the team by winning. Winning. Not whining about all their disadvantages. And yeah, after 40 years of frustration and irrelevance between Rick Barry and Steph Curry were very proud of our team. Especially given how they conduct themselves, like champions, not like the fake gangsters in Memphis.
Grizz a young team which is true but they are even younger mentally like 13 years old they will never win a championship with those clowns
"I'm fine in the West"
"He's old"
Those comments didn’t age well
Scoring pgs wont win if theh have the ball all the time, in golden st kurry isnt the main facilator that would be draymond so he can ficus on shooting 100 3s a game.
Dillion Brooks is a brick shooter he must go.
The Nard-dog didn't get it done?
Lakers humble pie.
Is there an NBA equivalent to the NIA tournament? Memphis would be a dynasty if there was. Maybe.
ya didnt deserve this the grizz shyt talk n than goin out like that
OG Anooby !
AD so lucky nobody in the west has a real center that can even match up with him. Hopefully looney shows that bum real physicality
How dat working out???😂
Memphis 🐻=🤡🎪
All these Lakers fans trying to be funny in the comments are cringe
Are you being serious? As if all the trash talking from the Grizz wasn't cringe. Lol
@@reyleondelaselva1789 That doesn't make the stupid comments less cringe
Damn can't you see the length of Lakers will bother every shooting team in the NBA . Unless you got Shaq your not beating the Lakers . Steph will find that out Tuesday how hard for Ja Morant to get a basket against Vanderbilt .
How many years has the league been trying to stop Steph?
Defending Steph is not the same as defending Ja lmao! You can't packed the paint vs the Warriors because of Steph and Klay the same way you can against Ja and the Grizzlies because they are bad on shooting 3s
I love how the only people commenting are haters. One team was fully healthy, had AD and a bench that contributed. The other didn't. Simple as that
Excuses
The ran their mouth so much, I am looking for opportunities to retaliate. There is a reason he waited a few days before do this podcast.
@@asdfghj-df8hk that's like if Austin and Russell were out
@@RenardGarzaroThey. You mean one guy. Ja said one thing like half a year ago and they were good at the time. They thought they'd be fully healthy and the Lakers were garbage before the trade
@@HyugaVault u trippin hahaha so Adams can shoot 3s and defend 3s and 4s
Reeves
Fire Taylor Jenkins immediately!!
It is your bad character players not your coach.